The vmsvga_fifo_read_raw function in hw/display/vmware_vga.c in QEMU allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information or cause a denial of service (QEMU process crash) by changing FIFO registers and issuing a VGA command, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-06-01T22:00:00

Updated: 2018-12-01T10:57:01

Reserved: 2016-05-02T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2016-4454

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-06-01T22:59:04.830

Modified: 2020-05-14T13:55:10.043


Link: CVE-2016-4454

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